| Parameter |
Value |
| Designation |
C/1932 P1 (Peltier-Whipple) |
| Type |
C |
| Perihelion (tp_cal, UTC) |
1932-09-01T20:28:52.584960Z |
| Orbit solution date (soln_date, UTC) |
2023-12-04T20:32:29Z |
| Obs used |
56 |
| NEO |
- |
| M1 |
8.100 |
| K1 |
38.250 |
| PC |
- |
Osculating Elements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Epoch (epoch_cal, TDB) |
1932-08-31.0000000 |
| e |
0.97689337 |
| q (au) |
1.037233 |
| a (au) |
44.888968 |
| i (deg) |
71.723285 |
| Ω (om, deg) |
345.466351 |
| ω (w, deg) |
38.467110 |
| M (ma, deg) |
359.993926 |
Magnitude
Scatter + Global Linear
$$
M_a = (7.490 + 6.000\cdot 2.5\log_{10} r) + \epsilon - 2.5\log_{10}\Phi(\theta) + 5\log_{10}\Delta
$$
$$
\theta = 180^\circ - \alpha
$$
$$
\Phi(\theta) = \frac{\delta_{90} D(\theta) + 1}{\delta_{90} + 1},\quad D(\theta) = k\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_f) + (1-k)\cdot \Phi_{HG}(\theta; g_b)
$$
$$
\Phi_{HG}(\theta; g) = \left(\frac{1+g^2}{1+g^2-2g\cos\theta}\right)^{3/2},\quad \Phi_{HG}(90^\circ)=1
$$
Model Parameters
| Parameter |
Value |
| H0 |
7.490 |
| n |
6.000 |
| gf |
1.000 |
| gb |
-0.500 |
| k |
1.000 |
| δ90 |
10.000 |
| Parameter |
Symbol |
Range |
Description |
| Absolute magnitude at 1 AU from Sun and Earth |
H0 |
-5 to 20 |
Intrinsic brightness of the comet |
| Photometric slope parameter |
n |
2 to 6 |
Rate of brightness change with heliocentric distance |
| Forward scattering asymmetry factor |
gf |
0.8 to 1 |
Degree of forward scattering |
| Backward scattering asymmetry factor |
gb |
-1 to -0.5 |
Degree of backward scattering |
| Partitioning coefficient |
k |
0.8 to 1 |
Ratio between forward/backward scattering contributions |
| Dust-to-gas brightness ratio |
δ90 |
1 to 10 |
Relative contribution of dust scattering to gas emission |
Reference: EPSC-DPS2025-160
Ephemeris
| Date/Time (UTC) |
RA (J2000) |
Dec (J2000) |
Nearest HIP |
Dist from HIP (arcmin) |
| 2026-09-20 00:00 |
10:55:51.17 |
-28:25:03.4 |
HIP 53221 |
35.64 |
| 2026-09-20 12:00 |
10:55:52.63 |
-28:25:13.6 |
HIP 53221 |
35.98 |
| 2026-09-21 00:00 |
10:55:54.08 |
-28:25:23.9 |
HIP 53434 |
36.18 |
| 2026-09-21 12:00 |
10:55:55.54 |
-28:25:34.3 |
HIP 53434 |
36.36 |
| 2026-09-22 00:00 |
10:55:56.99 |
-28:25:44.7 |
HIP 53434 |
36.54 |
| 2026-09-22 12:00 |
10:55:58.43 |
-28:25:55.3 |
HIP 53434 |
36.73 |
| 2026-09-23 00:00 |
10:55:59.88 |
-28:26:05.9 |
HIP 53434 |
36.92 |
| 2026-09-23 12:00 |
10:56:01.32 |
-28:26:16.6 |
HIP 53434 |
37.11 |
| 2026-09-24 00:00 |
10:56:02.75 |
-28:26:27.4 |
HIP 53434 |
37.31 |
| 2026-09-24 12:00 |
10:56:04.18 |
-28:26:38.3 |
HIP 53434 |
37.52 |
| 2026-09-25 00:00 |
10:56:05.61 |
-28:26:49.3 |
HIP 53434 |
37.72 |
| 2026-09-25 12:00 |
10:56:07.03 |
-28:27:00.3 |
HIP 53434 |
37.93 |
| 2026-09-26 00:00 |
10:56:08.45 |
-28:27:11.4 |
HIP 53434 |
38.15 |
| 2026-09-26 12:00 |
10:56:09.87 |
-28:27:22.6 |
HIP 53434 |
38.36 |
| 2026-09-27 00:00 |
10:56:11.28 |
-28:27:33.9 |
HIP 53690 |
38.56 |
| 2026-09-27 12:00 |
10:56:12.68 |
-28:27:45.2 |
HIP 53690 |
38.25 |
| 2026-09-28 00:00 |
10:56:14.08 |
-28:27:56.7 |
HIP 53690 |
37.94 |
| 2026-09-28 12:00 |
10:56:15.48 |
-28:28:08.2 |
HIP 53690 |
37.64 |
| 2026-09-29 00:00 |
10:56:16.87 |
-28:28:19.8 |
HIP 53690 |
37.34 |
| 2026-09-29 12:00 |
10:56:18.26 |
-28:28:31.4 |
HIP 53690 |
37.04 |
| 2026-09-30 00:00 |
10:56:19.64 |
-28:28:43.2 |
HIP 53690 |
36.74 |
| 2026-09-30 12:00 |
10:56:21.02 |
-28:28:55.0 |
HIP 53690 |
36.45 |
| 2026-10-01 00:00 |
10:56:22.39 |
-28:29:06.9 |
HIP 53690 |
36.15 |
| 2026-10-01 12:00 |
10:56:23.76 |
-28:29:18.8 |
HIP 53690 |
35.86 |
| 2026-10-02 00:00 |
10:56:25.12 |
-28:29:30.9 |
HIP 53690 |
35.57 |
| 2026-10-02 12:00 |
10:56:26.47 |
-28:29:43.0 |
HIP 53690 |
35.29 |
| 2026-10-03 00:00 |
10:56:27.82 |
-28:29:55.2 |
HIP 53690 |
35.01 |
| 2026-10-03 12:00 |
10:56:29.17 |
-28:30:07.4 |
HIP 53690 |
34.73 |
| 2026-10-04 00:00 |
10:56:30.50 |
-28:30:19.7 |
HIP 53690 |
34.45 |
| 2026-10-04 12:00 |
10:56:31.84 |
-28:30:32.1 |
HIP 53690 |
34.18 |
| 2026-10-05 00:00 |
10:56:33.16 |
-28:30:44.6 |
HIP 53690 |
33.91 |
| 2026-10-05 12:00 |
10:56:34.48 |
-28:30:57.1 |
HIP 53690 |
33.64 |
| 2026-10-06 00:00 |
10:56:35.80 |
-28:31:09.7 |
HIP 53690 |
33.37 |
| 2026-10-06 12:00 |
10:56:37.11 |
-28:31:22.3 |
HIP 53690 |
33.11 |
| 2026-10-07 00:00 |
10:56:38.41 |
-28:31:35.0 |
HIP 53690 |
32.86 |
| 2026-10-07 12:00 |
10:56:39.70 |
-28:31:47.8 |
HIP 53690 |
32.60 |
| 2026-10-08 00:00 |
10:56:40.99 |
-28:32:00.7 |
HIP 53690 |
32.35 |
| 2026-10-08 12:00 |
10:56:42.27 |
-28:32:13.6 |
HIP 53690 |
32.10 |
| 2026-10-09 00:00 |
10:56:43.55 |
-28:32:26.5 |
HIP 53690 |
31.86 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 |
10:56:44.81 |
-28:32:39.6 |
HIP 53690 |
31.62 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 |
10:56:46.08 |
-28:32:52.6 |
HIP 53690 |
31.38 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 |
10:56:47.33 |
-28:33:05.8 |
HIP 53690 |
31.15 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 |
10:56:48.58 |
-28:33:19.0 |
HIP 53690 |
30.92 |